Their aim had been to survey the village and bring back information such as where the mukhtar lived, where the mosque was located, where the rich people of the village resided and who had been active in the 1936 revolt. This was not a very dangerous mission as the infiltrators knew they could exploit the traditional Arab hospitality code, and were even guests at the home of the mukhtar himself.

— The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé, Luis Noriega, Ilan Papeh (11%)